Archived issue — the current Pay Index is at /pay-index.
Travel Therapy Pay Index — September 2026
pay data as of 2026-09-09.
How this is computed. Every figure below is the median advertised weekly gross across 875 live ProTherapy travel contracts open on 2026-09-01, taken from the posted rate on each contract — not a survey, not an estimate, and not take-home. A slice with fewer than 5 contracts is omitted rather than given a number, because a median over four contracts describes those four contracts and nothing else. Arrows show the change against the previous issue.
Median weekly gross by discipline
| Discipline | Full title | Median weekly gross | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|
| PT | Physical Therapist | $2,280 ● unchanged | 352 |
| OT | Occupational Therapist | $2,280 ● unchanged | 114 |
| SLP | Speech-Language Pathologist | $2,220 ▼ $30 | 80 |
| PTA | Physical Therapist Assistant | $1,460 ● unchanged | 213 |
| COTA | Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant | $1,460 ● unchanged | 116 |
Median weekly gross by setting
Settings below the 5-contract threshold are omitted entirely; 5 settings clear it this month. A contract listed under two settings counts toward both, so these counts do not sum to the book.
| Setting | Median weekly gross | Contracts |
|---|---|---|
| Home Health | $2,480 ▼ $75 | 25 |
| Inpatient | $2,450 ▼ $30 | 69 |
| Outpatient | $2,450 ▼ $30 | 105 |
| SNF | $2,130 ● unchanged | 690 |
| School | $2,480 ▲ $20 | 5 |
Top 10 states by PT median
Ranked on PT (Physical Therapist) contracts only, and labelled that way on purpose. A single state figure blending PT with assistant-level contracts moves with a state's discipline mix rather than with its pay, so this table names one discipline instead of averaging across all five. States with fewer than 5 PT contracts are not ranked.
| State | PT median weekly gross | Contracts |
|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | $2,770 ● unchanged | 9 |
| Nevada | $2,700 ▼ $70 | 10 |
| Alaska | $2,630 | 5 |
| Arizona | $2,630 ● unchanged | 12 |
| California | $2,630 ▲ $60 | 52 |
| New Mexico | $2,630 ▲ $75 | 7 |
| Montana | $2,480 ▲ $70 | 7 |
| Oregon | $2,450 ● unchanged | 7 |
| Pennsylvania | $2,340 ● unchanged | 13 |
| Washington | $2,340 | 17 |
For the full state-by-state PT picture — every state where we hold enough contracts to publish a median, each with its sample size beside it, and why most states cannot be ranked at all — see Where Travel Therapy Pays Most Right Now.
Every state pay page we publish
One page per discipline and state where we hold enough contracts to say something: 109 in total. Each states its own sample size, and says plainly when the sample is too thin for a median.
PT — 40 states
Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · North Carolina · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming
OT — 13 states
California · Florida · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Maryland · Montana · New Jersey · New Mexico · Oregon · South Dakota · Texas · Washington
SLP — 13 states
Alabama · Arizona · California · Florida · Maryland · Michigan · Montana · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · Oregon · Texas · Washington
PTA — 26 states
Arkansas · California · Connecticut · Florida · Georgia · Illinois · Iowa · Kansas · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Missouri · Montana · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · South Carolina · South Dakota · Texas · Virginia · Washington · Wyoming
COTA — 17 states
California · Florida · Illinois · Iowa · Kansas · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Montana · New Jersey · New Mexico · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Tennessee · Texas · Virginia · Washington
Figures move as the book turns over. This issue is a snapshot of 2026-09, regenerated from the same source each month.